Posted by Dinah on April 18, 2011, at 2:52:13
In reply to Re: Agony » Annabelle Smith, posted by Dinah on April 18, 2011, at 2:42:02
And, if it helps, I have some experience in giving things up.
Most directly to the point, I decided not to move from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, in large part because moving would have meant giving up my therapist.
It seemed like the most stupid decision in the world.
Yet, as it happens, normal life has resumed in the city, and in general life here as we know it didn't end. At least not forever.
People I know who panicked and bought homes elsewhere had reason to regret it.
There was no way for us to know at the time what decision would be best for us. In hindsight, I'm glad with the decision we did make. Yet if we had moved, it's possible that I'd think that was the best decision as well.
Perhaps you could see thinking of taking an overdose as a signal that you may need to step back and take a deep breath and, in the terminology of DBT, use your wise mind.
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